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France charges Briton over staged Disneyland 'marriage' with child
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Israel says agreed to Trump plan for ceasefire with Iran
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Brazil records 62% jump in area burned by forest fires: monitor
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It will be 'big and punchy': Athletics chief Coe looks to future
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India's Pant reprimanded for dissent in first Test
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Oil prices drop as Israel agrees to ceasefire proposal
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UK aims to tackle Google dominance of online search
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'Not at the level': Atletico left to ruminate after Club World Cup KO
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Border confusion as Thailand shuts land crossings with Cambodia
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Vietnam puts 41 on trial in $45 mn corruption case
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World facing 'most complex' situation in decades: WEF
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Trial of Sean Combs approaches final stretch
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Panama says has regained 'control' of restive province after months of protests
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Pharrell bigs up brown denim as Paris fashion week starts
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'Companions' ease pain of China's bustling, bamboozling hospitals
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Japan PM to face tough upper house election on July 20
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Judge tells Australian mushroom murder jury to put emotion aside
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Messi's Miami and PSG progress to set up Club World Cup reunion
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Rock on: how crushed stone could help fight climate change
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Porto, Al Ahly out after sharing eight goals in thriller
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Glamour, gripes as celebs head to Venice for exclusive Bezos wedding
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Messi to face PSG after Miami and Palmeiras draw to go through
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Schmidt warned he must release Wallabies for Lions warm-ups
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Palmeiras fight back against Inter Miami - both teams through
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With missiles overhead, Tel Aviv residents huddle underground
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Virgin Australia surges in market comeback
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Asian stocks up as Trump announces Iran-Israel ceasefire
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Flatterer-in-chief: How NATO's Rutte worked to win over Trump
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NATO summit seeks to keep Trump happy -- and alliance united
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Russian drone attacks kill three in northeast Ukraine
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Better than gold: how Ecuador cashed in on surging cocoa prices
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Pro-Palestinian protest leader details 104 days spent in US custody
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Gender not main factor in attacks on Egyptian woman pharaoh: study
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'Throwing the book away' with no preparation for next season: Bayern's Kompany
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Global Financial Institutions and Technology Leaders Collaborate Under FINOS to Launch Open Source Common Controls for AI Services
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Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel
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US Supreme Court allows third country deportations to resume
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Oil prices tumble as markets shrug off Iranian rebuttal to US
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Rishabh Pant: India's unorthodox hero with 'method to his madness'
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PSG ease past Seattle Sounders and into Club World Cup last 16
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Atletico win in vain as Botafogo advance at Club World Cup
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Osaka, Azarenka advance on grass at Bad Homburg
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Haliburton latest NBA star with severe injury in playoffs
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Trump wants quick win in Iran, but goal remains elusive
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Kasatkina falls, Fonseca secures first win on grass at Eastbourne
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Iran attacks US base in Qatar in retaliation for strikes on nuclear sites
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Club World Cup prize money does not mean more pressure: Chelsea boss Maresca
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Leeds sign Slovenia defender Bijol from Udinese
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E.coli can turn plastic into painkillers, chemists discover
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Bluff and last-minute orders: Trump's path to Iran decision

Oil prices slide on China fears; Twitter rises on Musk deal
Oil prices tumbled Monday along with equities in Europe and Asia on worries over a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in China, while US stocks finished a volatile session higher as Elon Musk sealed a deal to acquire Twitter.
Crude prices dove more than three percent on growing concerns over Chinese lockdowns in response to its latest Covid-19 wave. Dollar-denominated oil has also been pressured by the higher dollar.
Officials in finance hub Shanghai reported 51 deaths Monday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of strict containment measures, while Beijing warned of a "grim" situation as infections rise.
Among the world's major stock markets, Shanghai led the losses, closing down more than five percent.
"Selling is widespread across global markets and asset classes, indicating that we could be on the cusp of a much bigger leg lower," said market analyst Chris Beauchamp at online trading platform IG.
In Europe, Paris shed 2.0 percent after French President Emmanuel Macron won re-election Sunday in a battle against rival Marine Le Pen.
Macron now faces the challenge of uniting a deeply divided nation with legislative elections fast approaching in which he could lose control of parliament.
Wall Street stocks also spent much of the day in the red, but ultimately forged higher, with gains accelerating after the Twitter deal was announced.
Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare attributed the rally to bargain hunting after the S&P 500 slipped as low as 4,200, a level that triggered buy orders.
Investors are cautious ahead of upcoming earnings from tech giants including Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, which are significant components of major indices and usually outperform.
"Everyone's on heightened alert after the disappointment over Netflix," which last week suffered grievous losses after reporting disappointing earnings, O'Hare said.
Twitter jumped 5.7 percent after Musk announced a deal to buy the social media network for $44 billion.
Twitter agreed to the deal in an about-face from earlier resistance after Musk announced a financing plan that included $21 billion from his personal fortune.
- Key figures at 2140 GMT -
New York - Dow: UP 0.7 percent at 34,049.46 (close)
New York - S&P 500: UP 0.6 percent at 4,296.12 (close)
New York - Nasdaq: UP 1.3 percent at 13,004.85 (close)
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 1.9 percent at 7,380.54 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 2.0 percent at 6,449.38 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: DOWN 1.5 percent at 13,924.17 (close)
EURO STOXX 50: DOWN 2.2 percent at 3,757.59 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 1.9 percent at 26,590.78 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 3.7 percent at 19,869.34 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 5.1 percent at 2,928.51 (close)
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 4.1 percent at $102.32 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 3.5 percent at $98.54 per barrel
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0716 from $1.0790 late on Friday
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2744 from $1.2839
Euro/pound: UP at 84.05 pence from 84.04 pence
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 128.15 yen from 128.50 yen
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P.Sousa--PC